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DMPS student detained, deported during routine check-in, advocates say
The student was deported less than two weeks after detention during a routine check-in, sparking calls from advocates for congressional help to reunite him with his guardian.
- An 18-year-old student was detained during a routine check-in at the Neal Smith Federal Building earlier this month, transferred to Hardin County Jail, a Louisiana detention center, and deported by Oct. 12.
- The student attended a scheduled check-in last month with his guardian and advocates from the Iowa Migrant Movement for Justice, and Des Moines Public Schools confirmed awareness of his detention late last month off school property.
- He was briefly detained at the Federal Building before transfer to Hardin County Jail, and advocates say his guardian could not speak to him until four days into detention.
- Advocates and family members petitioned Iowa's congressional delegation after the guardian lost her job due to lost childcare support, receiving `limited support` from U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley's office.
- Advocates highlighted the student's background and vulnerability, saying he was abandoned as a child, lived with his grandmother, and lacked literacy due to limited schooling.
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Des Moines Public Schools student detained, deported by ICE following immigration check-in
An 18-year-old Des Moines Public Schools student was detained and deported by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to an immigrant rights group. The student, whose name was not released, had attended a routine immigration check-in at the Federal Building…
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